Major Joseph Rodriquez Watler (better known as Mr. Roddy) remembered
The surviving daughters of the late Roddy Watler, Helen Merren and Joan Wilson, remember his wonderful life on the anniversary of his birthday last Sunday (3). We will never forget you, dearest father. Helen and Joan Major Joseph Rodriquez Watler…
South Sound activists are still ready to fight
At a meeting hurriedly called on Friday (1), the South Sound activists, fighting against a Planning Authority ruling that the Emerald Sound developer could recover a pre-Ivan costal boundary as well as cut a canal through from the ocean to…
CIAA puts Safety First
Did you know that, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 2011 statistics, around the world there are almost 90 deaths a week, or nearly 13 deaths every day, from fatal work injuries. As part of continuing efforts…
Secrets of the Cayman Islands 2012/13 Budget
“The public has already been made aware, in some detail, of the processes for review and acceptance of the budget, and I do not believe that further promotion of accountability within government would result. Disclosure would also not reveal wrongdoing…
Cayman News in brief – Updated
Brac ship visit called off by bad weather The MS Delphin, a cruise ship that was scheduled to make a rare stop at Cayman Brac, sailed past the Sister Island without stopping last Tuesday (5). A spokesperson for District Administration…
Coe-Wood beach opening marks a promise fulfilled
The opening of Coe-Wood Beach and boat ramp marked the fulfillment of a promise made as far back as the 1980s for such a facility in Bodden Town. Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly and Cabinet Ministers Hon. Mark Scotland and Hon. Dwayne…
Vocations for Inmates
The week starting Monday, 4 March, GIS Spotlight took you behind prison walls, promoted mentoring students, and got you thinking more about gender equality. A frequent criticism about prisons is that they concentrate on a punitive approach but do little…
A musical celebration with Loxley Banks
Come and bring your family and friends and join in a Special Musical Celebration at the Harquail Theatre on Friday 8th March from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m The occasion is the 75th Birthday of Loxley Banks, Cert. Hon.
NGCI Grand Cayman Upcoming Exhibitions
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands has just announced the following exhibitions that start today (7) Dready’s Enhanced Cayman Panorama: ‘things that exist only in my fading memory’ by artist Shane Aquârt – ‘dready’ is now being exhibited in…
Webb appointed Chairman of anti-racism task force
MIAMI (Saturday, March 2, 2013) – CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice President, Jeffrey Webb, has been appointed Chairman of the anti-racism task force that will oversee all matters related to racism in football. “I am grateful for this appointment and…
